- In re Disciplinary Matter Involving Cyrus: Alaskan supreme court denies request by lawyer being disciplined that punishment be stayed to permit him to do pro bono work.
- Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog: New ethics opinion on when lawyers should disclose client information to representatives and heirs.
- ABA Journal: Biglaw is still shrinking.
- New York Attorney Malpractice Blog: "How Does an Attorney Lose a Charging Lien?"
- Times-News (Burlington-NC): In the context of a civil rights investigation, DOJ and North Carolina officials are disagreeing over whether federal attorneys can interview county employees without the county's lawyer's present. (A similar issue had previously arisen in Arizona.)
- E-Pass Technologies, Inc. v. Moses & Singer, LLP: California Court of Appeal holds that a malpractice complaint that only incidentally involves patent law did not fall within exclusive federal jurisdiction. News story here.
- The Australian: "Blow to National Legal Regulation as Taskforce Scales Back Plans"